WWF with Kids and Ice Skating 188: Dead

Somebody asked if anybody knew how to ride to Coney island and back via PCN. Upon hearing that the next ride would be via the PCN, Daddy Lim got very excited (much, much more than I was) and asked if we could bring the kids.

We did bring the kids but we didn't go to Coney Island bcos it is a freaking 90km route and our kids are not trained for that kind of distant. It was decided that we would head to the Bukit Brown cemetery instead via mainly pavement and PCN. Spooky!

PCN = slower speed and with kids = crawling speed. Other than our kids, the ride leader also brought his son and the other riders joining the ride were reminded that we would be crawling on this ride. To make up for the "long' ride, we started at 6am, 30 mins earlier than usual

The kids were very excited and it was easy to get them out of bed. I was hoping that their excitement would last throughout the ride. Yes, I was worried, particularly Zaky. We know how he can whine when he is hungry and tired. Not fun.

We were up at 5am and kids at 5.30am so that we would be on time. We were slightly early and the kids ran off to the nearby playground. Ya, at barely 6am in the morning.

While the intention was to use the PCN, we had to 1st find a way to get to the PCN and ended up riding on the road.. all the way until Chevron!

The kids had rode on the road before but usually on isolated roads and for short distant. We did that in Sunshine Coast too and their poor mother almost lost her heart. This time, it was very different. The kids were very well protected with adults in front, behind and beside them and they the totally enjoyed the experience. By the way, the ride leader son is a teenager at 15 YO and used to road riding having done RI with his Dad on several occasions.

The other riders were so patient and nicely rode at 15 to 18km/hr. I was so surprised that nobody fell off their bike due to the slow pace. Haha.

The PCNs were much welcome and were fairly empty in the early morning. We came across a whole family of otters crossing the cannel!

We hit back the road after the PNC at Buona Vista. Soon after we got on the road, it was up and down slope + hit repeat. At the initial steeper slope, Zaky finally gave up and stopped midway. It took a lot of encouragement before he began riding again up the slope and we eventually caught up bcos the rest nicely slowed down to wait for us. It didn't help that he has a kiddy mountain bike.

With each upslope that we encountered, I heard more and more of Zaky's whine and I was so worried that he would really give up. Lil Shauna was a champ and was riding in sync with the group. Fortunately, Zaky pressed on and we eventually arrived at Bukit Brown.

It was another fortunate that the sun was shining brightly and there was nothing spooky about Bukit Brown.

Until we saw what appeared like a horse appearing from one of the misty lanes. Seriously, a rider and horse in the cemetery? I got reminded of the jack'OLantern.

It turned out to be real and the lady kindly stopped for us to admire the horse. It was beautiful.

We did a quick tour of Bukit Brown before the most favorite activity - bfast, at the Adams Road Hawker Center. Zaky insisted on the nasi lemak. There were several stalls selling nasi lemak but were all awkfully slow. Zzzzzz.

The ride back was uneventful but Zaky's energy was also draining and I had to keep reminding him to pedal harder and not hold up the whole group.

We made it home safe and sound - 41.6km, completed in about 4 hours with bfast break. Not too bad.

It was indeed tiring for the kids. The moment they were home, they went for calories loading.

That was not the end for Lil Shauna. Not long after we were home, she had to go for round 2 - her ice skating class. Even before we arrived at the ice, I heard her grumble about how tired her arms and legs were. Ohoh.. never a good sign.

As expected, lesson was lousy. She claimed that she was tired and there were too many people. Zzzzz.

I know that it was indeed tired but I really need to grumble - she had been stuck at her axle jump, camel and broken leg spins for like months! Yawn.

Mummy Lim